This person wanted to convert to a .223 and because all he need to do is pull the case out… it didn’t have to eject. Since there are no parts for Barnard, I decided to try my hand at making this piece. These pictures only show a few steps involved. Did not really keep track of the time it took, but I think it is around 20 hours. This is *really* great project for someone that can’t use iron sights anymore. It was a big job for something so minuscule! At a living wage, it’s still almost a car payment.









When I was still trying to make my eyes work for Palma shooting, I went through about a half dozen Barnard 223 extractors. Blowing primers with heavy loads fried them.
I did learn how to get the bolt open after the extractor blew out into the lug raceway. That was really helpful. Before I had to spin the barrel off.
Would you mind sharing how you accomplished this, “I did learn how to get the bolt open after the extractor blew out into the lug raceway. That was really helpful. Before I had to spin the barrel off.”